Phil PlaitMar 9

Looks like the moon is safe from a 2032 asteroid impact — unfortunately, kinda — and if you want to keep up with the changing sky, the Rubin Observatory will be happy to alert you millions of times per day.

https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/looks-like-the-asteroid-2024-yr4-won-t-impact-the-moono-plus-rubin-observatory-sends-out-its-first-c

Looks like the asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t impact the moon, plus Rubin Observatory sends out its first cosmic alerts... 800,000 of them!

Supernovae, asteroids, and more: That’s a lot of alerts.

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Show threadBob Blaskiewicz 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱

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Look, there is still hope for the moon. The Dimorphos impactor showed that we can alter the orbits of celestial objects. WE CAN STILL MAKE THIS WORK!

Mar 9 at 4:21pmWeb
Show threadJosh Mar 9
@rjblaskiewicz @badastro hey, the moon may be a harsh mistress, but I hardly think that warrants getting smacked with an asteroid!